韩国宪法法院28日裁定,禁止医务人员在妊娠32周前向孕妇或其家属告知胎儿性别的现行《医疗法》第20条第2项违宪。裁决即刻生效。今后,韩国孕妇无论怀孕周数都可随时鉴定胎儿性别。
中新社首尔2月28日电 (记者 刘旭)报道,此前韩国《医疗法》规定,医务人员只能在妊娠超过32周后,才能向孕妇及其家属告知胎儿性别。该规定的初衷是防止出现选择性别而进行人工流产的情况。
然而,多个民间组织及孕妇认为,这项规定侵犯了孕妇的知情权。去年8月,63名孕妇及公民团体向宪法法院提起违宪诉讼,要求废除这一规定。
宪法法院最终支持了孕妇的诉求,裁定现行规定违反宪法,因为它过度限制了孕妇的自主权,而防止选择性别人工流产的目的可以通过其他更温和的立法手段来实现。
Title: South Korean Constitutional Court rules that pregnant women can determine fetal gender at any time
Keywords: South Korea, Constitutional Court, pregnant women
News content: On February 28, the South Korean Constitutional Court ruled that Article 20, Paragraph 2 of the current “Medical Law”, which prohibits medical personnel from informing pregnant women or their families of the gender of the fetus before 32 weeks of pregnancy, is unconstitutional. The ruling takes effect immediately. From now on, South Korean pregnant women can determine the gender of the fetus at any stage of pregnancy.
【来源】http://www.chinanews.com/gj/2024/02-28/10171607.shtml
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